Democracy

Contextualizing narratives about political violence surrounding the Dobbs v Jackson ruling

Elected congressman Jonathan Ferney Pulido Hernández posted misleading videos targeting Colombian President Iván Duque and Venezuelan…

Eyewitness footage shows unmarked transport vehicle running over protester north of Khartoum

تُظهر مقاطع فيديو تم تداولها على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي سيارة بدون لوحات تحتوي على قوات شرطة سودانية تدهس متظاهراً شمال الخرطوم

The size and scope of the ongoing crackdown is unprecedented

Government critics lack a unified strategy as constitutional referendum gets underway

Coordinated network promoted military junta in months leading up to France’s decision to withdraw from the country

Pro-Russian support increases in the Sahel, with residents of Burkina Faso holding Russian flags and celebrating recent coup

January 23 anti-vax rally softened messaging and utilized support from anti-mandate doctors to reach broader audiences

Hashtag trended on Venezuelan Twitter alongside messages praising China for donating its vaccine and attacking US for sanctions

Analysis of hashtags supporting both presidential candidates shows activity highly concentrated among a small percentage of accounts

Delivered before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband

Accounts exhibited multiple indicators raising questions of their authenticity

Previous activities involved active amplification of COVID-19 disinformation and conspiracies

Proud American Patriots Network sought members from extremist hotbeds online. Now, it wants to rewrite its history.

Taliban fighters used gunfire to dispel crowds of Afghans marching with the national flag in multiple provinces in the east of the country

Accounts flooded Twitter with copy-pasted messages from the Taliban’s spokesperson as the insurgency overtook Kabul

Websites implicated in Facebook takedown that involved government employees engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior

State-affiliated media outlets, BJP party members, and suspicious accounts target nationwide Kisan Andolan movement

Facebook takes down pro-government network after investigation inspired by DFRLab research; Twitter also removes suspicious accounts

The successful attack on Capitol Hill will fuel years of recruitment and mythologizing for post-Trump extremists

Website directed people to event information, collected user data and donations

Individuals linked to ultra-nationalist political party Georgian March and pro-government fringe media outlet PosTV used a single…

Tanzanians used VPNs to upload footage of potential ballot stuffing and mysterious soldiers dressed in black